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Remote sensing analysis of mangrove distribution and dynamics in Zhanjiang from 1991 to 2011

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Mangrove forests provide valuable societal and ecological services and goods. However, they have been experiencing high annual rates of loss in many parts of the world. In order to evaluate a long-term wetland conservation strategy that compromises urban development with comprehensive wetland ecosystem management, remote sensing techniques were used to analyze the changing mangrove distribution in the Zhanjiang Mangrove Forest National Nature Reserve. Between 1991 and 2000, the mangrove area within the study region declined from 2 264.9 to 2 085.9 ha consistent with an annual decrease of 0.79%. However, there was an overall 34.3% increase in mangrove coverage from 2 085.9 to 2 801.8 ha between 2000 and 2011. Major causes of forest loss include local human pressures in the form of deforestation, conversion to agriculture, and natural forces such as erosion. The recent gain in mangrove forest cover is attributed to effective conservation management in the nature reserve area, including intensive mangrove plantation efforts and increased local awareness of wetland conservation.

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We also thank many colleagues from Guangdong Ocean University for their hard-work on in-situ investigation. We would also like to express our gratitude to anonymous reviewers.

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  1. Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524088, China

    Dazhao Liu  (刘大召), Dongyang Fu  (付东洋) & Chunyan Shen  (沈春燕)

  2. School of Tourism and Geographical Sciences, Guangdong University of Finance & Economics, Guangzhou, 510320, China

    Shanshan Li  (李姗姗)

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41340049), the Guangdong Province Science and Technology Plan Project (No. 2016A020222016), the Innovation and Strong School Project of Guangdong Ocean University (No. Q16147), and the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (No. 2016A030313754)

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Liu, D., Li, S., Fu, D. et al. Remote sensing analysis of mangrove distribution and dynamics in Zhanjiang from 1991 to 2011. J. Ocean. Limnol. 36, 1597–1603 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-018-7004-1

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